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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > technical chemicals > chemical inhibitors > metabolic inhibitors > enzyme inhibitors > proteinase inhibitors > serpins
Preferred Term:

serpins

Definition:
A family of serine proteinase inhibitors which are similar in amino acid sequence and mechanism of inhibition, but differ in their specificity toward proteolytic enzymes. Some members of the serpin family may be substrates rather than inhibitors of serine endopeptidases.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
proteinase inhibitors
Narrower Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • serpin superfamily
  • serpin peptidase inhibitors
  • serpin protease inhibitors
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/313179
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RDF/XMLCreated 2018-02-08, last modified 2018-11-14